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SOLINGEN

Most Famous People Born in Solingen, Germany

Notable people
346
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1933
Most distinctive
Philosopher 5.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Solingen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Solingen Is Known For

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Politician is Solingen's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (55).

Solingen over-indexes on philosopher — 5.7× the global rate.

Solingen under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Actor19
  3. Writer18
  4. Author14
  5. Singer13
  6. Football12
  7. Academic11
  8. Journalist11
  1. Philosopher75.7×
  2. Theologian75.6×
  3. Entrepreneur65.1×
  4. Economist74.9×
  5. Author144.7×
  6. Academic113.1×
  7. Sculptor52.2×
  8. Journalist112.0×
  1. Football120.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Solingen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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346 notable people

0301 PUBLISHER

Bernhard Boll (Verleger, 1913)

1913 - 1968

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0302 BEAMTE

Georg Keßler (Landrat)

1851 - 1910

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0303 LAWYER

Fatih Zingal

Born 1979

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0304 POLITICIAN

Paul Schmeck

1894 - 1976

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0305 POLITICIAN

Karl Müller (Politiker, 1900)

1900 - 1950

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0306 VERTRETER

Louis de Leuw

1819 - 1858

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0307 JOURNALIST

Arndt Breitfeld

Born 1978

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0308 BUSINESS

Manfred Böhmer

1936 - 2016

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0309 HANDBALL

Kristian Nippes

Born 1988

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0310 OPERA

Björn Bobach

Born 1973

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0311 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michael van den Bogaard

Born 1974

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0312 ECONOMIST

Tido Böttcher

1940 - 2016

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0313 BUSINESS

Jörg Föste

Born 1960

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0314 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Uibel

1954 - 2020

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0315 MODEL

Florian Molzahn

Born 1984

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0316 DESIGNER

Nadine Schemmann

Born 1977

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0317 FOOTBALL

Meinolf Schulte

Born 1948

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0318 PRESENTER

Peter Kohl (Journalist)

Born 1962

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0319 CAROM BILLIARDS PLAYER

Otto Unshelm

1891 - 1960

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0320 KOMMUNIST

Ernst Bertram (Widerstandskämpfer)

1909 - 1938

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0321 JOURNALIST

Lutz Ackermann (Journalist)

Born 1977

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0322 SPORT

Paul Süß (Radsportler)

1924 - 1999

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0323 POLITICIAN

Helga Dickel

1919 - 2004

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0324 POLITICIAN

Heinz Dunkel

1931 - 2002

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0325 POLITICIAN

Oskar Rieß

1895 - 1957

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0326 LAWYER

Gerd Berendonck

1924 - 2020

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0327 BALLONFAHREN

David Strasmann

Born 1981

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0328 BASSIST

Peter Issig (Künstler)

Born 1965

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0329 NOTAR

Vinzenz Joseph Deycks

1768 - 1850

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0330 DESIGNER

Paul Voss (Designer)

1894 - 1976

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0331 POLITICIAN

Ewald Flamme

1896 - 1962

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0332 ACADEMIC

Adolf König (Landtechniker)

1904 - 1991

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0333 POLITICIAN

Iris Preuß-Buchholz

Born 1957

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0334 POLITICIAN

Hans Rauhaus

1904 - 1998

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0335 SOLDIER

Hans Bungards

1917 - 1945

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0336 MISSING

Hans-Peter Reichl

Born 1955

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0337 KOMMUNIST

Paul Claasen

1891 - 1986

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0338 POLITICIAN

Karl Küll

1891 - 1969

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0339 THEOLOGIAN

Walther Hermes

1877 - 1935

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0340 POLITICIAN

Johannes Lohe

1681 - 1737

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0341 JUDGE

Max Kley

1867 - 1940

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0342 POLITICIAN

Betty Pallas

1910 - 1988

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0343 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Neuhaus

1810 - 1861

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0344 POLITICIAN

Artur Hahnenfurth

1897 - 1960

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0345 LAWYER

Kurt Ebel

1906 - 2004

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0346 JOURNALIST

Karl Josef Georg Busemann

1897 - 1966

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